Senior / Lead UX Designer
Location: US, NY, New York
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Industry: Internet
Function: Design

Company profile:
Gust is a global platform for the sourcing and management of early-stage investments. Gust enables skilled entrepreneurs to collaborate with the smartest investors by virtually supporting all aspects of the investment relationship, from initial pitch to successful exit.We are a smart group of 30+ employees located in Chelsea, New York City. In our office, you’ll find an open layout of people that are energetic, move quickly, speak 10 languages, and collaborate incessantly. Breakfast on Mondays, lunch on Wednesdays, Company happy hours, and full-day outings are woven into our social fabric.We have fun, but are serious about providing the best experience for our users. Together, we make it happen. We recently won the 2014 SIIA CODiE Award for Best Business Directory and previously won 2013 and 2012 SIIA CODiE Awards For Best Collaboration/Social Networking Solution. Gust also won the UK Government's inaugural 2013 GREAT Tech Award for Best Finance Technology Start-up. Other awards that Gust has won include the 2012 SWIFT Innotribe Most Innovative Financial Technology Company in North America and Breakthrough Angel Product of the Year in 2011 by EBAN (the European Business Angel Network association). Our goals are clear, our ambitions are high, and our team is stacked.If you are interested in joining the Gust team, please select one of the current openings to apply.

Job description:
Gust, the award winning industry-leading platform for funding startups, is seeking a talented, passionate Senior / Lead User Experience Designer to join our growing creative team. As a member of the Product Design team, you will strongly influence the products and services we deliver through your active leadership and full hands-on participation. In this role you will inspire our product design team to create user experiences that are engaging, useful, and simple. You will collaborate with the product team to understand customer needs/behaviors and to validate designs, and work within cross-functional teams to evolve design artifacts and development methodologies. You will work closely with the senior management team to interpret business strategy and establish design and implementation priorities within our period planning process. This role reports to the Senior Director of Product. RESPONSIBILITIESUnderstand how to design for work flow applicationsLead behavior modeling exercises to inform product designApply user research learning’s back into designBring a solid understanding of user-centered design principles, careful attention to detail, as well as ability to grasp multiple product requirementsWork with cross-functional teams (product management, technology, analytics, marketing and customer support) Create assets required to articulate design concepts: diagrams, flows, wireframes, prototypes 

Requirements:
5+ years experience as a key member of a User Experience Design team participating in the complete product lifecycle from planning through to successful launchHas a degree in Human-Computer Interaction or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.Has worked in an agile, collaborate environmentWill champion usability, yet work within technical feasibility and product constraintsThe ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environmentDesigns flows and experiences that are incredibly simple and elegantCan give and solicit feedback from others in order to continually raise the quality of our products / service

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